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What type of Conifer

10 years ago

Hi there. Does anyone know what type of conifer this is. Someone told me it might be a Norfolk Island Pine, but the one's we have in Orlando seem thicker when 30-40' tall. I really want to find one for my back yard, but I've tried a couple of local nurseries and even Home Depot and no one knows for sure. Greatly appreciate the replies.

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Embothrium
10 years ago
Among the familiar ones this would be Araucaria columnaris, with characteristic up-swept short branches of ~even length (hence, presumably, columnaris) and leaning trunk.

If by thicker you mean with some long branches producing a broader crown then, yes, that is typical of A. heterophylla. Once far enough along in development it tends to have an uneven shape due to there being conspicuous variation in branch length; these branches are also less up-swept, with easily seen bare sections giving an appearance of paddles or tennis rackets - a common name for the tree that has been used in the US is star pine.
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